highbred
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˈhaɪˌbrɛd/
- Literature
:
de buena cuna
- But you're one highbred filly that don't.
Examples
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Her highbred manners impressed everyone at the gala, making her the center of attention.
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My mother, Laurena, was equally highbred, a noted beauty.
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The highbred child always spoke politely and behaved with grace at the formal dinner.
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He came from a highbred family known for its long history of elegance and good breeding.
Synonyms
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5.8
Showing elegant, expensive style that makes someone seem richer or more important
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7.2
Like people from rich, important families who have high social rank
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9.1
Born into a noble family
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7.7
Polite and elegant in a way that tries to impress others
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5.8
Polite and taught to behave well by family or school
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8.6
Having polite, elegant manners like upper class people
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8.2
A person who comes from a royal or noble family and has high social rank
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7.5
A person from a noble or upper-class family
Belonging to the noble class and showing their manners and style
A person who comes from a rich or upper-class family
Antonyms
How Well-Bred
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word highbred comes from the parts high and bred, and bred is like the common word breed, which means 'raised' or 'brought up'. So a highbred person is someone 'raised high' in family rank and often shows noble, refined manners.